Scripture of the Day
Luke 7:44-47 (NIV)
“Show JESUS Some Love”
Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet. You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet. Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.”
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Even though the bible was written many years ago . . . every word is fitting for today! For example, if someone you don’t know pays for your $5 lunch, you will more than likely say “thanks” and give a slight head nod or a brisk hand shake. But if someone walked up to your birthday dinner at an expensive restaurant, with all your family there and pays your $150 bill . . . you would want to give them a hug, maybe invite them into the fellowship! If nothing else . . . you would want to know their name! If the bill was $500, you would show even greater gratitude!
On the average, we walk around with $5 in our pocket at any given time, so if someone pays for our $5 lunch we see it as a “good Samaritan” gesture. But not many of us can just pull a $150 or $500 out of our pocket at any given time! So for someone, who you don’t know, to walk up and pay that kind of money for your meal would leave you speechless! That person just saved you a lot! Especially when you were expecting to foot the bill all by yourself!
The woman, who was following JESUS with the alabaster jar of perfume, treated JESUS with a lot of love. She showered HIS feet with tears, kisses and perfume! She wiped HIS feet with her hair! Now that is love! She was overwhelmed by HIM. It seems as if she just couldn’t find enough ways to thank HIM! So she placed herself at HIS feet and gave HIM all the love she had! However, Simon, who was a Pharisee and the host of the party showed JESUS very little love. Simon had the customs and laws . . . he was a Pharisee . . . he didn’t feel the need to be saved, nor did he feel the need to have someone else pay the cost! Why would someone like that be grateful for what JESUS can and will do, when they think they can do it themselves! Simon was the host of his party, and JESUS was just a guest to him! But the woman say JESUS as the host of salvation and was able to show HIM a kind of love that no one else was willing to show!
Show JESUS some love! Show HIM a lot of love, because I know HE has done many great and miraculous things in your life! Just like the woman . . . we must be willing to show our love towards JESUS in front of everyone who is looking and when no one but JESUS is looking!
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